Polar Policy and Solutions to Polar Issues

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Background

Secondary school students participating in the Polar Contests will be contributing resources to this site, which will become available in October 2007.

 

Background information can be found in the following links for Science, Social Science and Arts.

 

 

 

Science

What envirionmental issues are being raised by scientists who work in the Polar Regions? What is the present environmental status of the Polar Regions and how is this changing?

Social Sciences

Which treaties and policies govern the Polar Regions? Which governments are involved in seeking solutions to the problems and issues affecting the Polar Regions? How can we get involved in influencing these decisions?

  • Discovering Antarctica: this site is a great introduction to Antarctica, featuring multimedia online resources, videos, and exercises to test your knowledge. Check out the sections on the Antarctic Treaty and Climate Change.
  • The Stern Review: read about the most thorough review to date on the economics of Climate Change
  • The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat: Their official website with categorised information on the Antarctic Treaty System and all related documents.  It also provides links to all institutions that are part of or associated with the Antarctic Treaty System
  • IAATO: The site of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators provides an overview of tourism in the Antarctic, the relevant regulations and detailed information about member organisations

Arts

How do artists, film makers, and designers communicate Polar issues, such as climate change, and potential solutions to these problems to their audiences?

  • An Inconvienient Truth: What Al Gore's says we can do about Climate Change. His website uses the images to those in the film and features a section on solving 'the climate crisis' with suggestions of actions we can all take to help.
  • Polar Arts Online Gallery: This site features artworks by artists "committed to capturing and conveying the environmental significance and uncharted beauty of the vast range of Polar environments".
  • National Science Division - Antarctic Underwater Images: Learn more about the logistics of high definition underwater fotography in the extreme polar environment
  • Cool Antarctica: this site features photos of Antarctica that can be used free of charge
  • The Antarctic Sun - A Local Newspaper: Experience newspaper-production at the South Pole and collect first-hand information on daily events in Antarctica
  • For photos of the Polar Regions, see our photo galleries

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